We have the incredible pleasure to screen this fantastic program that celebrates eight decades of musical marvels in animation. We proudly present Nik and Nancy Phelps with their Toons & Tunes program!
I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles / Max Fleischer / 6:00 / 1929
Swing You Sinners / Max Fleischer / 6:00 / 1930
Joie de Vivre / Hector Hoppin & Anthony Gross / 11:00 / 1934
Page Miss Glory / Fred “Tex” Avery / 7:00 / 1936
Allegretto / Oskar Fischinger / 3:00 / 1936/1942
Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom / Ward Kimbell & C. August Nichols / 10:00 / 1953
Furies / Sara Petty / 3:00 / 1979
Totem / Stacey Steers / 11:00 / 1998
Bath Time at Clerkenwell / Alexei Budovsky /3:00 / 2002
Fetch! / Nina Paley / 5:00 / 2001
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In their program Toons and Tunes, composer and producer Nik and Nancy Phelps take you time travelling through the history of animation, focusing on the relationship between animation and music. On this voyage, they conduct a lively discussion on the stylistic visions of the directors and composers, telling many enlightening stories on interesting topics, filling you in on fascinating titbits about the films and their production. Their company, Sprocket Productions, creates lively original music for animators and filmmakers of all types, and with his group the Sprocket Ensemble, Nik also conducts live musical performances with film.